Discrete element method modeling of bi-convex pharmaceutical tablets: Contact detection algorithms and validation

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 587-601

  Kodam, Madhusudhan ^a   Curtis, Jennifer ^b   Hancock, Bruno ^c   Wassgren, Carl ^a,d  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

^c PFIZER INC   (United States)

^d PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computation; Contact detection; Discrete element method; Granular materials; Pharmaceuticals; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ANGLE OF REPOSE; CONTACT DETECTION; CONTACT DETECTION ALGORITHM; CONTACT LOCATION; DISCRETE FUNCTIONS; INFINITE PLANE; NORMAL VECTOR; PHARMACEUTICAL TABLETS; ROTATING DRUMS; SIMULATION; SPHERICAL CAPS; SPHEROCYLINDERS;

CALCULATIONS; CYLINDERS (CONTAINERS); DRUG PRODUCTS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; GRANULAR MATERIALS; SPHERES; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ALGORITHMS;

EID: 83955163607     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2011.11.011     Document Type: Article

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